Total enrollment
33,736
-807 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
90 schools in Oakland Unified
California · 33,973 students · 1 city
Oakland Unified's public-school directory holds 90 schools, serving about 33,973 K-12 students inside California (an average of 377 per school).
4-year change in Oakland Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
83
+3 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Oakland Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #399 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 33,973 | #19 of 587 | #179 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 84 | #5 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #62 of 587 | #7,978 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 81.5% | #127 of 587 | #1,130 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #62 of 530 | #442 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Oakland Unified
State test results across the district's 70 scored schools run from Crocker Highlands Elementary at 73.6% proficient to Frick United Academy of Language Middle at 3.2%, a gap of 70.4 points. That is the 18th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 77 district schools that reported both years went from 34,591 to 33,231 students (down 4%) and from 1,654 to 1,758 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Oakland Unified
Oakland Unified is a sparse public-school district in California. The district oversees 90 schools and instructs approximately 33,973 students.
In terms of grade levels, Oakland Unified consists of 59 elementary, 11 middle, 18 high schools, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Oakland Unified is about 377, lower than the California average of roughly 578.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 33,736 students, held roughly steady from the 34,543 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, Oakland Unified gained 3 schools, going from 80 to 83.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Oakland Unified discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.